Darren Shan is an appraised fanstasy horror writer and this is one of his best selling series. Lord Loss Revolves around Grubitch Grady (Grubbs for short) who's family is brutally murdered by a demon and his familiars. As he goes insane about what happened he gets sent to an institution. no one believes him until his uncle comes in to talk to him. He discovers he is from a long line of magicians and his family has a curse... occasionally a teenager turns into a werewolf. This book is great for anyone who wants to get into the adult horror scene. This the first of a 10 book,highly addicting, horror adventure, spanning 3 main characters and 1000's of years.